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  • The Creation of Eve and Renaissance Naturalism

    Visual Theology and Artistic Invention

    by Jack M. Greenstein ...
    Depicting the Creation of Woman presented a special problem for Renaissance artists. The medieval iconography of Eve rising half-formed from Adam's side was hardly compatible with their commitment to the naturalistic representation of the human figure. At the same time, the story of God constructing the first woman from a rib did not offer the kind of dignified, affective pictorial narrative that ... Read more

    $104.19 USD

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  • Lives of the Artists

    by Giorgio Vasari ...
    Translated by George Bull ...
    Series Book 1 - Lives of the Artists
    Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the thirteenth century, Vasari traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Great men, and their immortal works, are brought vividly to life, as Vasari depicts the young Giotto scratching his first drawings on stone; Donatello gazing at Brunelleschi's crucifix; and Michelangelo's painstaking work ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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  • Complete Works of Botticelli (Delphi Classics)

    by Sandro Botticelli, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 16 - Delphi Masters of Art
    Cherished for their linear grace, the divine and mythological masterpieces of Botticelli are the epitome of the golden age of Florentine art. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Botticelli’s complete works in beautiful detail, with concise ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • On Painting

    by Leon Alberti ...
    Translated by Cecil Grayson ...
    Artist, architect, poet and philosopher, Leon Battista Alberti revolutionized the history of art with his theories of perspective in On Painting (1435). Inspired by the order and beauty inherent in nature, his groundbreaking work sets out the principles of distance, dimension and proportion; instructs the painter on how to use the rules of composition, representation, light and colour to create ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Delphi Complete Works of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Illustrated)

    by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 33 - Delphi Masters of Art
    The greatest Flemish painter of the sixteenth century, Pieter Bruegel the Elder produced innovative landscapes and vigorous, witty scenes of peasant life. He exerted a strong influence on painting in the Low Countries and through his sons Jan and Pieter, he founded a dynasty of painters that survived into the eighteenth century. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Delphi Complete Works of Hieronymus Bosch (Illustrated)

    by Hieronymus Bosch ...
    Series Book 40 - Delphi Masters of Art
    The Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch is considered one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work is renowned for its fantastic imagery, ethereal landscapes, original religious concepts and, most famously, his macabre, nightmarish depictions of Hell. Though almost forgotten for centuries, today he is held as an innovative visionary, whose works offer a ... Read more

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  • Florence

    A Travel Guide to Fabrics, Frames, Jewelry, Leather Goods, Maiolica, Paper, Woodcrafts & More

    by Laura Morelli ...
    Series series Laura Morelli's Authentic Arts
    Follow the link inside this book to get a free copy of the companion guide, Laura Morelli's Artisans of FlorenceGoing to Florence, Italy?Don't buy anything in Florence until you read this guide!If you're traveling to Florence, Italy, you want to go home with a special souvenir: a leather bag, a gold bracelet, or a beautiful set of stationery. But selecting which wallet or jacket to buy can be an ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Complete Works of Titian (Delphi Classics)

    by Titian, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 15 - Delphi Masters of Art
    The most prominent exponent of Venetian art, Titian was equally adept with portraits and landscapes, as well as mythological and religious subjects. His celebrated use of colour would exercise a profound influence on future generations of Western art. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of great artists in ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Immortal Comedy

    The Comic Phenomenon in Art, Literature, and Life

    by Agnes Heller ...
    Immortal Comedy is the first book to 'think' philosophically about the comic phenomenon in general. Although author Agnes Heller had written a book that is both deeply scholarly and meditative on the subject of the comic form in film, literature, and life her writing is eminently approachable. In both its subject and style, Immortal Comedy is a seminal book. In it, Heller takes us on a journey ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Romanesque Art and Icons + Other Iconographic Studies

    by Steven Bigham ...
    This book is a collection of studies on the general theme of Orthodox icons. 1) As the title of the book indicates, the first article deals with the similarity between religious images of the Romanesque period (900-1200) in Western Europe and Orthodox icons. As the difference between icons and later Western religious images—Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque etc.—is felt first on the intuitive and then ... Read more

    $4.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Tempietto del Clitunno near Spoleto

    by Judson Emerick ...
    This is the first full-length study of the enigmatic Early Medieval chapel near the river Clitunno in central Umbria. Judson Emerick makes the Tempietto del Clitunno, a celebrated art-historical test case, the focus of a study that penetrates to the deep structure of the discipline.For centuries scholars have puzzled over the chapel's lavish Corinthian column screens, the crosses surrounded by Neo ... Read more

    $133.19 USD

  • The Principles and Processes of Interactive Design

    by Mr Jamie Steane ...
    Series series Required Reading Range
    The Principles & Processes of Interactive Design is aimed at new designers from across the design and media disciplines who want to learn the fundamentals of designing for interactive media. This book is intended both as a primer and companion guide on how to research, plan and design for increasingly prevalent interactive projects.With clear and practical guidance on how to successfully present ... Read more

    $44.99 USD